Should Female Athletes Be Allowed To Play Sports Essay

Although girls should be treated equal and have the right to play sports with boys, it isn't a good idea. Girls are injured more, the salaries are different, and they get less views than men’s sports.
Girls may have the ability to play on a boys sports team but due to their fragile body structure they should not be allowed to play with dominant men. Because sports were designed to represent male fitness, they play to men’s natural strengths. When boys hit puberty, their bodies produce more testosterone, while triggers muscle growth and helps fuel aggression and competitive instincts. Girls’ bodies start to produce estrogen, which helps them retain more fat. Boys and girls might be more comfortable playing sports with the same sex. Boys might fear being too aggressive with girls on the playing field. They might also fear failing in front of girls who they like socially. Girls might be more timid when playing with boys, which might inhibit their athletic skills. They also might feel more supported by an all-girls team than a coed one.
There is a larger amount of football players receiving concussions so …show more content…
There are many possible reasons why female athletes experience higher rates of concussions. Researchers contemplate that girls have smaller, weaker necks than boys, making their heads more prone to trauma. Hormones also could play a role. If a woman suffers a concussion in the premenstrual phase, when progesterone levels are high, there’s an abrupt drop in the hormone. This could cause a type of withdrawal that contributes to or worsens symptoms like headache, nausea, dizziness, and trouble concentrating. It’s also possible that, if girls feel the effects of concussions more severely, they are more likely to report them and doctors more easily diagnose them than in male